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This page presents the geographical name data for
Rayner Point in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Rayner Point
Feature Class
(see definition):
Summit
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
12395
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
60° 39' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
045° 10' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-60.65
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-45.1666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1952
Description
(see definition):
Point marked by a rocky peak forming the N side of the entrance to Gibbon Bay on the E coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1912-13 by Captain Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaler. Recharted in 1933 by DI personnel on the Discovery II and named for George W. Rayner, member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Rayner Point in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Rayner Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Rayner Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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